“Require states seeking new environmental education grants under No Child Left Behind to develop and submit a K-12 plan to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate. States receiving such funds would submit status reports on how those plans are being implemented.

Provide new funding for states to develop, improve and advance environmental education standards.

The Sabanes amendment has the support of the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, Audubon, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, as well as the National Education Association. No matter what your opinion of NCLB may be, it seems like more environmental education in public schools would be a good thing, no?